Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / ALTIMA / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004289423 Incident Date: Jul, 08 2004
Consumer's City: GARNER Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: ALTIMA Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:torque converter
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AL11D65C Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 11 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on the highway at 70 mph consumer slammed on the brake pedal in a panic situation and brakes locked up, causing the vehicle to skid. vehicle skidded 15 feet before coming to a complete stop. dealership indicated that tires had flat spots because of this incident. also, the torque converter was locked up. this failure was likely to recur if the brake pedal was depressed in a panic situation at speeds of 35 mph or faster.*ak when applying vehicle brakes in a panic the torque converter locked up and caused the vehicle to lose power. the consumer was unaware that this was a characteristic of the vehicle. *nm